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The Department of Chemistry at Queen Mary University of London is looking to support applicants for the Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship (DHF).

The DHF is a prestigious fellowship programme offered by the Royal Society to support outstanding scientists in the early stages of their careers who require flexible working patterns due to personal circumstances such as caring responsibilities and/or health-related conditions. It provides fellows with up to eight years of funding (covering their salary, research expenses, and travel costs) and a range of benefits to help them establish themselves as independent researchers.

The DHF is open to researchers in all areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics who have up to six years of research experience after obtaining their PhD. Career breaks are taken into consideration.

Our School has been very successful at securing Royal Society fellowships over the years, currently hosting one DHF and ten URFs, of which two are in the Department of Chemistry, both on proleptic appointments.

The deadline for expressions of interest is the 1st of September at 11.59 pm (23:59) British Summer Time. Expressions of interest should include a current CV (up to 2 pages), a summary of their proposed research (up to 1 page) and a brief description of any large or expensive (>£10k) equipment required for it. We particularly encourage researchers from underrepresented groups in the field to apply. For more information on the application process, please reach out to:

Current University Research Fellow Dr Jochen Brandt j.brandt@qmul.ac.uk
Deputy Director of Research Dr Christian Nielsen c.b.nielsen@qmul.ac.uk

Or contact our Research Manager, Dr Ji Wu (j.wu@qmul.ac.uk).